Tonight, as the first relay athletes of the meet are being honored, it is time to reintroduce the term “doubles.” When we use this term, we are referring to athletes who have qualified in more than one event, thus earning two roster spots. For the purposes of this article, if an athlete has qualified in three events, that will be considered two doubles. We will be tracking “doubles” to determine when that athlete's next priority can be officially added to the team.
The competitors for both events in the 4x200m Freestyle Relay were decided today. Katie Ledecky Leading a group and joined by fellow Olympians Paige Madden And newcomers Claire Weinstein and Erin GemmellWeinstein finished second in the 200 freestyle, but is likely to be the top contender for inclusion in the race as Ledecky has previously indicated she would like to withdraw from the race and has done so in 2022 and 2023. As detailed below, unlike in past years, if Ledecky withdraws from the race, the athlete who placed seventh in the race will not be invited to join the team (if there is space available).
On the male side, Luke Hobson and Chris Juliano The Olympic debutant will compete in the 200m freestyle individual event, with veteran relay runners also taking part. Drew Kibler and Kieran SmithHe had already been named to the 400-meter team.
Team USA adds another veteran to their American record-holder team Ryan Murphy and Lily King With their ticket to Paris now booked, the pair won strongly and will be a consistent presence both in their own event and in the medley relay. Emma Weyant Aiming to match or beat his silver medal in the 400m individual medley from the Tokyo Games, Katie Grimeswon the event and will compete in the 400m individual medley at an Olympic Games for the first time.
Magic numbers:
- Having six doubles, either men's or women's, means that all of the priority number two players (number two ranked players) of that gender can be added.
- Eight doubles for either men or women means that all three priority athletes of that gender (fifth in the 100/200 freestyle) can be added.
- The ten doubles for either men or women means that all four priority athletes of that gender (sixth in the 100/200 freestyle) can add on.
The doubles so far are as follows:
Keep watching this page to keep track of all the athletes who have been selected to the U.S. Olympic Team. We will be tracking all athletes who have been selected to the Olympic Team each day, as well as the Junior Pan Pacific Team, which is listed at the end of the article.
A few notes about charts
- Color coding makes it easy to understand the priorities
- If there is a strikethrough, it means that the athlete qualified with a higher priority.
- Events in bold are events added tonight
As a reminder, here is the selection process for the U.S. Olympic Team: The U.S. is limited to 26 swimmers per gender, plus 12 relay-only swimmers (shared between both teams).
- Priority 1. The first priority is: (i) the top four
Swimmers who can participate will be selected based on their ranking in the qualifying finals.
(ii) Best Achievement in each of the 100-meter freestyle and 200-meter freestyle competitions; and
Finals placements will determine available swimmers
Qualifying tournaments for all events except the 100m and 200m
meter freestyle.- Restrictions: For available swimmers who are named to a team with priority 1
100m or 200m freestyle declines to swim the 100m freestyle
Or the Olympic 200m freestyle event (
the opportunity given to that Athlete under Article 1.3.9)
The team was announced on June 23rd.
If an athlete has been selected in another individual Olympic sport, no additional athletes may be selected.
This restriction is added to the 100m or 200m freestyle team.
Does not apply if an available swimmer is removed from a team.
Section 3.
- Restrictions: For available swimmers who are named to a team with priority 1
- Priority 2. The second priority consists of the second best finish.
Swimmers who can participate will be selected based on their ranking in the qualifying finals.
Events other than the 100m and 200m
Freestyle. - Priority 3. The third priority consists of the fifth-best finish.
Swimmers who can participate will be selected based on their ranking in the qualifying finals.
The events will be held in both the 100m freestyle and 200m freestyle. - Priority 4. The fourth priority consists of the sixth-best finish.
Swimmers who can participate will be selected based on their ranking in the qualifying finals.
100m freestyle and 200m freestyle
Robert Gibbs, who will be tracking the roster throughout the tournament, details the Junior Panpacs roster selection process here: Up to 20 players per gender can be registered.
